Re: [PATCH 00/13] Introducing the Mobileye EyeQ6Lplus SoC

[Benoît Monin]

Hi Linus,

On 12/19/25 13:03, Linus Walleij wrote:
> Hi Benoit,
> 
> thanks for your patches!
> 
> On Wed, Dec 17, 2025 at 2:36 PM Benoît Monin <benoit.monin@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>> The Eyeq6Lplus is a new system-on-chip part of Mobileye's EyeQ family
> 
> I don't know if this is "new" since it was announced in 2022.
> 
The EyeQ6L family was announced in 2024[1] and this particular variant,
the EyeQ6Lplus, is from this year I guess.

>> of SoC aimed at Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS). It is built
>> around a multicore MIPS I6500 with 2 cores and 8 threads and integrates
>> controllers and accelerators dedicated to driving assistance.
> 
> I think a question on everyone's lips is how much new MIPS hardware
> MobilEye are going to be churning out? Is there *more* coming?
> 
I cannot say for sure what are Mobileye plans but the next platform
we are working on is based on RISC-V, with MIPS P8700 cores[2]. 

> Don't get me wrong - I think it is pretty cool. But as these systems have
> long support cycles, this will have direct consequences for the MIPS arch
> maintenance and longevity.
> 
> Yours,
> Linus Walleij

[1]: https://www.mobileye.com/news/mobileye-eyeq6-lite-launches-to-speed-adas-upgrades-worldwide/
[2]: https://mips.com/products/hardware/p8700/